Following the win, Memphis players were understandably exuberant and festive. When leaving the arena, Pastner defended his team when Cardinal fans made some verbal jabs that he deemed to be too disrespectful.

Pastner told them “You grow up! We have a perfect APR score!” Was in response, he said, to L’ville fans calling his players thugs on way out

Pastner, who probably just recorded the biggest win of his young career, downplayed the exchanges during his postgame news conference.

“I think Louisville fans are tremendous. They’re like Memphis fans. They love their team. ….The only thing I ever get sensitive on is if anybody ever says our guys are low class or anything in that manner. We have a perfect APR score. …Say I’m the worst coach in the world. Say I can’t coach zone. I’m the worst press coach. I look like I’m 13. I should be fired. I’m the worst this. I’m the worst that, but the thing that gets to me is if you say our kids (are bad) cause we’ve done a great job. That’s been a point of emphasis.”

Louisville gets a chance for revenge on March 1 at Memphis for another American Athletic Conference clash.

Memphis coach Josh Pastner and his players had a lot to be chipper about following his the Tigers’ 73-67 victory against No. 8 (…)

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